Rumble!
The Black Nether Race's warship continued to cleave through the waves at tremendous speed. The deeper it sailed into the Eternal Silence Sea, the more terrifying the cold around it became.
A thick layer of black ice had formed on the surface of the warship's barrier.
"This cold is terrifying. If I'd come here alone, I'd be in grave danger!" Lu Ren said with a frown.
The Blood Nether Demon Venerable's expression was as grave as a mountain. "Strange. The Eternal Silence Sea wasn't this bitterly cold back then!"
"Could something have happened in the depths of the Eternal Silence Sea?" Lu Ren guessed.
"It's possible," the Blood Nether Demon Venerable said.
Lu Ren was about to continue speaking with the Blood Nether Demon Venerable when his expression changed. Elder Ming Kun sensed something amiss as well and immediately brought the warship to a halt.
Pop, pop, pop!
Bubbles rapidly rose from the calm sea all around them.
Each bubble held a giant octopus, and figures rode on their heads—cultivators at the seventh, eighth, and ninth stages of the Shattered Realm.
"Oh no! It's the Eternal Silence Pirates!" a Black Nether Race cultivator cried out.
The Eternal Silence Pirates were cultivators who had long roamed the depths of the Eternal Silence Sea. Nearly all of them specialized in Water Attribute laws and tamed Sea Immortal Beasts as mounts. Robbery and plunder were their usual trade.
Rumor had it that the captain of the Eternal Silence Pirate Group was a Three Tribulation Transcendence powerhouse.
With the terrain on their side and their captain's formidable strength, they looked down even on First-rate Immortal Sect powers.
"We've come to the Eternal Silence Sea to train. We'd appreciate it if you'd let us pass!"
With that, Ming Kun waved a hand and displayed